Nonsense Words
Students, please stop lodining and listen to me! Class has begun! What does lodining mean?
talking
The aroma of garlic is unmistakable. It's scent can be detected for days. What does aroma mean?
scent; smell; odor
That isn't real. It's fake! What does fake mean?
not real
The flowers of dandelions are edible or able to be eaten. What does edible mean?
able to be eaten
My absent-minded teacher always loses his keys, pens, and even our work! What does absent-minded mean?
careless; not paying attention
Peter has so many friends because he is a delupote person. What does delupote mean?
cool; friendly
I abhord traffic jams and hate it when my ride to work is delayed. What does abhord mean?
hate; strong dislike
The boxes weren't exactly heavy, just cumbersome, unlike the easy to carry bags with handles. What does cumbersome mean?
difficult to handle; difficult to carry; hard to carry; hard to hold
People were told not to eat the tainted fish. Eating fish with a disease can be very dangerous to your health. What does tainted mean?
harmful; contaminated; dangerous
This virus has really depleted my energy. I get tired just walking across the room. What does depleted mean?
taken away; decreased; lessen in power
I can't believe it! Right in the middle of our conversation, Joe turned around foridly, and walked out of the room! What does foridly mean?
suddenly
The thought of eating a rat is abhorrent, or horrible, to most people. What does abhorrent mean?
horrible
If you water them regularly, you will have an adundant amount of daffodils in the spring. If you do not water them, only a few will grow. What does abundant mean?
many; large amount or quantity; heaps
The amount of money we collected for our charity surpassed, or exceeded, what he had expected. What does surpassed mean?
exceeded; went above or beyond; higher than expected
The crowd was boisterous. They screamed, cheered, and yelled for their favourite team. What does boisterous mean?
noisy; rowdy
The tiger's plander could be heard in villages far away. What is plander?
roar; sound a tiger makes
Many people now feel that typewriters are archaic, or old-fashioned. What does archaic mean?
old-fashioned; out-of-date; old
Rather than repress your feelings, you should let them out. Doing so will reduce your stress. What does repress mean?
to hold in; to hold back; keep them in
The start time for classes is immutable, so they are unable to change. What does immutable mean?
being unable to change; can't change
The snake ligersed through the grass. It was hunting. What does ligersed mean?
slithered; moved